Denny answers:
Jesus is the only way, but God knows everyone's hearts and is just and merciful.
Jesus is the only way to heaven. Jesus himself said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). Jesus is the only one who can take our place and die for the sins we should be punished for. People don’t get a “way out” if they haven’t heard about Jesus. This may seem unfair, but the Bible tells us that God has revealed Himself in nature and in our hearts. If someone really wants to know Him, God will give them a way to learn about Jesus. God doesn’t reject the people who truly want to know Him, the ones who seek Him with all of their hearts. But the people who do reject Jesus don’t go to heaven—the Bible says they are eternally separated from God in hell.
Instead of wondering if someone has or has not been given what we want to call a “fair” chance to hear about Jesus, we need to be the ones to go and tell them! Share the good news of Jesus with your friends, family, and neighbors. Invite them to church with you, give them a Bible or just ask them if they know who He is. Then tell them all about His special gift of forgiveness of sins for those people who know they are sinners and put their faith and trust in Him.
Bible Truth
- “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
- “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
- “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – his eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuses” (Romans 1:20).
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